Film Index
French cinema: All genres
Vacances explosives (1957)
Christian Stengel
In Paris, Arlette Bernard hosts a grand reception at the bar she has just bought to celebrate the marriage of her daughter Syvie to François Morel, just before they set out on their honeymoon in the south of France...
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Christian Stengel
Les Vacanciers (1974)
Michel Gérard
The Chatton family - Benjamin, Rosy, and their two grown-up children, Philippe and Charlotte - plan to spend a month's holiday in a village in Alsace...
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Michel Gérard
La Vache et le président (2000)
Philippe Muyl
Lucas is an eight-year old boy who lives with his father, Romain, on a small farm in Brittany. They own a small herd of cows which includes a young Galloway calf, named Maéva...
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Philippe Muyl
La Vache et le prisonnier (1959)
Henri Verneuil
In 1943, Charles Bailly is an unhappy prisoner-of-war on a farm in Nazi Germany. After two years of captivity, he makes up his mind to escape and return to his hometown of Marseille...
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Henri Verneuil
Le Val d'enfer (1943)
Maurice Tourneur
The foreman of a quarry in the Haute-Provence region of France, Noël Bienvenu lives with his elderly parents after the death of his wife...
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Maurice Tourneur
Valentin Valentin (2015)
Pascal Thomas
In a small apartment block in Paris, a melancholic 30-year-old named Valentin divides his time between his demanding mistress, his egoistical mother, three girls on the fifth floor and a pretty Chinese girl whose presence in the house across the road has always intrigued him... [More...]
Pascal Thomas
In a small apartment block in Paris, a melancholic 30-year-old named Valentin divides his time between his demanding mistress, his egoistical mother, three girls on the fifth floor and a pretty Chinese girl whose presence in the house across the road has always intrigued him... [More...]
La Valise (1973)
Georges Lautner
Having succeeded in making himself the enemy of the entire Arab world, Commander Bloch, a senior agent in the Israeli secret services, flees to Libya and soon finds himself holed up in the French Embassy in Tripoli... [More...]
Georges Lautner
Having succeeded in making himself the enemy of the entire Arab world, Commander Bloch, a senior agent in the Israeli secret services, flees to Libya and soon finds himself holed up in the French Embassy in Tripoli... [More...]
La Vallée fantôme (1987)
Alain Tanner
In Geneva, Paul, a filmmaker in his fifties, has lost interest in his profession. He wants to make another film, but he lacks inspiration and cannot decide either on the subject or the location... [More...]
Alain Tanner
In Geneva, Paul, a filmmaker in his fifties, has lost interest in his profession. He wants to make another film, but he lacks inspiration and cannot decide either on the subject or the location... [More...]
Valley of Love (2015)
Guillaume Nicloux
Isabelle and Gérard, two well-known film actors, keep a strange kind of rendezvous in Death Valley, California. They haven't seen each other for years and it is at the invitation of their son Michel, a photographer who committed suicide six months ago, that they are here, alone together in this awesome landscape... [More...]
Guillaume Nicloux
Isabelle and Gérard, two well-known film actors, keep a strange kind of rendezvous in Death Valley, California. They haven't seen each other for years and it is at the invitation of their son Michel, a photographer who committed suicide six months ago, that they are here, alone together in this awesome landscape... [More...]
La Valse de Paris (1950)
Marcel Achard
Paris, in the mid-1800s. Hortense Schneider is an aspiring young actress who is keen to appear in Jacques Offenbach's next operetta... [More...]
Marcel Achard
Paris, in the mid-1800s. Hortense Schneider is an aspiring young actress who is keen to appear in Jacques Offenbach's next operetta... [More...]
La Valse du gorille (1959)
Bernard Borderie
An international conference at which Professor Keibel is to present his theory for a revolutionary new rocket system is sabotaged by German agents determined to steal Keibel's discovery and sell it to the highest bidder... [More...]
Bernard Borderie
An international conference at which Professor Keibel is to present his theory for a revolutionary new rocket system is sabotaged by German agents determined to steal Keibel's discovery and sell it to the highest bidder... [More...]
Valse royale (1935)
Jean Grémillon
In 1852, the young Austrian emperor Franz Joseph persuades his friend, Count Michel de Thalberg, to act as a go-between in his love affair with the Bavarian duchess Elisabeth... [More...]
Jean Grémillon
In 1852, the young Austrian emperor Franz Joseph persuades his friend, Count Michel de Thalberg, to act as a go-between in his love affair with the Bavarian duchess Elisabeth... [More...]
Les Valseuses (1974)
Bertrand Blier
Jean-Claude and Pierrot are two long-haired social drop-outs who kill time by committing petty crimes and harassing women... [More...]
Bertrand Blier
Jean-Claude and Pierrot are two long-haired social drop-outs who kill time by committing petty crimes and harassing women... [More...]
Le Vampire de Düsseldorf (1965)
Robert Hossein
In the 1930s, chaos and misery reign over Düsseldorf as the Nazis begin their campaign of terror. But the city is afflicted by another menace, a serial killer who writes a letter to the police every time he murders a young woman... [More...]
Robert Hossein
In the 1930s, chaos and misery reign over Düsseldorf as the Nazis begin their campaign of terror. But the city is afflicted by another menace, a serial killer who writes a letter to the police every time he murders a young woman... [More...]
Les Vampires (1915)
Louis Feuillade
Paris is in the grip of an unseen, nameless, terror, against which the police are powerless to act. A criminal organisation known as the Vampires create fear and mayhem, killing, looting, abducting - no crime is too daring, or too despicable... [More...]
Louis Feuillade
Paris is in the grip of an unseen, nameless, terror, against which the police are powerless to act. A criminal organisation known as the Vampires create fear and mayhem, killing, looting, abducting - no crime is too daring, or too despicable... [More...]
Van Gogh (1948)
Alain Resnais
Today, Vincent Van Gogh is considered one of the most important artists in western culture. His output was phenomenal and he leaves behind an impressive body of work that includes over eight hundred oil paintings... [More...]
Alain Resnais
Today, Vincent Van Gogh is considered one of the most important artists in western culture. His output was phenomenal and he leaves behind an impressive body of work that includes over eight hundred oil paintings... [More...]
Van Gogh (1991)
Maurice Pialat
In the spring of 1890, the impoverished artist Vincent Van Gogh moves to Auvers-sur-Oise, not far from Paris. He stays at a modest inn and places himself under the care of the kindly Dr Gachet... [More...]
Maurice Pialat
In the spring of 1890, the impoverished artist Vincent Van Gogh moves to Auvers-sur-Oise, not far from Paris. He stays at a modest inn and places himself under the care of the kindly Dr Gachet... [More...]
La Vanité (2015)
Lionel Baier
David Miller is a retired architect afflicted with an inoperable cancer who has made up his mind to die. To that end, he contacts an association in Switzerland that offers an assisted suicide service and arranges a time and a place for the event to take place... [More...]
Lionel Baier
David Miller is a retired architect afflicted with an inoperable cancer who has made up his mind to die. To that end, he contacts an association in Switzerland that offers an assisted suicide service and arranges a time and a place for the event to take place... [More...]
Variétés (1935)
Nicolas Farkas
Georges, Jeanne and Pierre form a successful trapeze act, Les Trois Maximes, for a provincial circus. Impressed by their talents, an impresario books them for a season at a Parisian music hall... [More...]
Nicolas Farkas
Georges, Jeanne and Pierre form a successful trapeze act, Les Trois Maximes, for a provincial circus. Impressed by their talents, an impresario books them for a season at a Parisian music hall... [More...]
Les Veinards (1962)
Philippe de Broca
Every day, the newspapers we buy tell us about a fortunate man or woman who has won some spectacular prize. Do these people really exist... [More...]
Philippe de Broca
Every day, the newspapers we buy tell us about a fortunate man or woman who has won some spectacular prize. Do these people really exist... [More...]
La Vendetta (1962)
Jean Chérasse
In moving to the small Corsican town of Arbella Monsieur Lauriston was hoping for a long and peaceful retirement. His arrival coincides with an election campaign following the death of the town's previous mayor... [More...]
Jean Chérasse
In moving to the small Corsican town of Arbella Monsieur Lauriston was hoping for a long and peaceful retirement. His arrival coincides with an election campaign following the death of the town's previous mayor... [More...]
Vendredi ou un autre jour (2005)
Yvan Le Moine
In 1759, the celebrated actor Philippe De Nohan sets sail on La Virginie with a French theatre troupe to make a tour of the New World... [More...]
Yvan Le Moine
In 1759, the celebrated actor Philippe De Nohan sets sail on La Virginie with a French theatre troupe to make a tour of the New World... [More...]
Vendredi soir (2002)
Claire Denis
Laure has arrived at a tuning point in her life. In her Parisian apartment, she has packed up her belongings and is all set to move in with boyfriend... [More...]
Claire Denis
Laure has arrived at a tuning point in her life. In her Parisian apartment, she has packed up her belongings and is all set to move in with boyfriend... [More...]
Vengeance (2009)
Johnnie To
A man named Costello arrives in Hong Kong, ostensibly to find work as a chef. In fact, he is here to avenge the death of his daughter and her family, who were savagely slain by hired killers... [More...]
Johnnie To
A man named Costello arrives in Hong Kong, ostensibly to find work as a chef. In fact, he is here to avenge the death of his daughter and her family, who were savagely slain by hired killers... [More...]
La Vengeance d'une blonde (1994)
Jeannot Szwarc
Gérard Bréha, a presenter on a local news programme, is offered a job with the prestigious cable channel, TV8, presenting the late news bulletin... [More...]
Jeannot Szwarc
Gérard Bréha, a presenter on a local news programme, is offered a job with the prestigious cable channel, TV8, presenting the late news bulletin... [More...]
La Vengeance d'une femme (1990)
Jacques Doillon
A young woman, Suzy, returns to Paris to attend the funeral of her lover, André. By chance, she meets up with André's wife, Cecile, and the two open their hearts to share each other's grief... [More...]
Jacques Doillon
A young woman, Suzy, returns to Paris to attend the funeral of her lover, André. By chance, she meets up with André's wife, Cecile, and the two open their hearts to share each other's grief... [More...]
La Vengeance du serpent à plumes (1984)
Gérard Oury
On the death of his grandmother, odd-job man Loulou Dupin is delighted to learn that he has inherited a large Parisian apartment... [More...]
Gérard Oury
On the death of his grandmother, odd-job man Loulou Dupin is delighted to learn that he has inherited a large Parisian apartment... [More...]
Venise n'est pas en Italie (2019)
Ivan Calbérac
The Chamodots are a most unusual family. Home for them is a modest caravan, parked in the suburbs of Montargis in northern France... [More...]
Ivan Calbérac
The Chamodots are a most unusual family. Home for them is a modest caravan, parked in the suburbs of Montargis in northern France... [More...]
Le Vent de la nuit (1999)
Philippe Garrel
For some time, Paul, a 30-something arts student, has been having an affair with an older married woman, Hélène... [More...]
Philippe Garrel
For some time, Paul, a 30-something arts student, has been having an affair with an older married woman, Hélène... [More...]
Le Ventre de Juliette (2003)
Martin Provost
In Marseilles, Juliette and Mathias, both from rough, working class backgrounds, are madly in love. But when Juliette reveals that she is pregnant, Mathias is shocked and ends their relationship... [More...]
Martin Provost
In Marseilles, Juliette and Mathias, both from rough, working class backgrounds, are madly in love. But when Juliette reveals that she is pregnant, Mathias is shocked and ends their relationship... [More...]